Quotations and aphorisms by Bernadette Peters:

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?~Bernadette Peters

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Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.~Bernadette Peters

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When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.~Bernadette Peters

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You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much.~Bernadette Peters

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It Might As Well Be Spring... I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way.~Bernadette Peters

It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.~Bernadette Peters

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No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.~Bernadette Peters

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Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark.~Bernadette Peters

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I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.~Bernadette Peters

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I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.~Bernadette Peters

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George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we'd made a connection.~Bernadette Peters

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The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience.~Bernadette Peters

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I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out of the sun.~Bernadette Peters